For Jean.
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Episode 65: Absent Friends
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Oh, Brenda. What a tremendous gift: to have shared your friend, and your deep love for her, with us via the podcast. Joy shared is joy doubled; sorrow shared is sorrow halved. May you be surrounded by friends and family, may you find comfort and peace in the wake of this loss, may you feel the waves of gratitude and warm wishes from all your listeners everywhere flow around you and lift you up during your dark hours.
When I grow up, I think I want to be Jean.
Dear Brenda,
Welcome Back! We missed your voice and your active presence in our lives. How wonderful you have found your way back to us. May you be find some peace and solace in the days and weeks to come.
Hugs,
Robyn
Virginia US
Back yet again – it’s funny, I’ve been listening to you for a while now, but have never posted a comment and here I am going at it for the third time! Yikes! But I have a question for you that I hope you can answer.
First, my sympathies on the loss of your friend, Jean. She must have been a wonderful person and we can never ever afford to lose the wonderful persons in our lives. I’m so sorry, so very sorry for your loss!
And so, I have to ask about Jean’s little Miss Bette Davis. It may seem weird to get this query from a total stranger who doesn’t really know you or your family or Jean. And the funny thing is, I’m not an animal person usually, but there was something so poignant about that little critter who obviously was so dearly loved by Jean and who now is so bereft and is probably only viewed as “just another critter.” I don’t know why, but that thought breaks my heart. Funny, the ones we love help to define us by their love, so when they are gone, we lose a part of who we are. Why wouldn’t that be true for animals, too?
Sorry, but I had to ask.
Take care of yourself and thanks for coming back!
Joan G in Ellicott City “merlin” USA
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